Adjustable support for mirrors.



i. H. OLINGER.

ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR MIRRORS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28. I917.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

INVENTOR m WWW WITNESSES ATTORNEY nessnia io' The object of theinventioiris to provide a simplyconstructed and efficient device of Toall whom it may concern:

.miirnn saraarns Parana oniaion.

JAMES R; OLINGE-R, Oli DEL REY, CALIFORNIA.

Be it known that I, J Aims R. OLiN GER,a citizen of the United States,residing atDel Bey, in the county of l resnovandfitate of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Supportsfor Mirrors, of which the following is a specification. p p

This invention relatesto adjustable mirror'supports.

this character which will permit of convenient adjustment whereby themirror may be readilypositioned as coiiditionsinay require.

Another object is to construct a support of this character capable ofsupporting other objects in connection with the mirror. With theforegoing and otherobjects' 111 viewpwhich will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the coinbination andarrangement of parts andin the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it beingiinderstood that changes in the-preciseembodimentof the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scopeof what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation ofasupport constructed in accordance'with this invention showing the mirrorin perpendicular position,v a

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof,and Fig. 3 is a top plan View withparts broken out.

Fig. 1 is a detail side elevation of a slightly difler'ent form of theinvention;

The support constituting this invention comprises a rod 1 suspendedvertically on a supporting base plate 2 which is here shown T-shaped inconstruction, although obviously it may be rectangular or of any otherdesired configuration. This plate 2 has attaching eyes 3 at the upperedge of the head 4: thereof through which fastening elements may bepassed for securing the plate to the wall or to any other suitablesupport. I

Hinged shelves 5 are carried by the lower edge of this head 4; and areadapted to fold upwardly into closed position when not desired for useand are so hinged that they will (pen downwardly and when in openposition will abut at their rear edges against ADJUSTABLE screensFORT/HEROES.

. I Specification of Letters'Pate nt. i Pgf ibmy J 15 1 mg ApplicationfiletlJfuiie 2B, s efi a i lw 177 l v cured by bolts having wing nuts '8to provide fonthe separation of the clip 7 'tOPGT- mit the insertion andremoval ofthe upper end of rod 1.

The rod 1 which may be of any desired length according to the lengthofthe attachng plate has its lower end bent atright angles to form anarm 9 which is designed to pass through the lower end of shank l "ofplate :2 and is here shown'secured by nuts aslO, one of which isarranged on the front face of shanlr and the otheron the rear facethereof as is shown clearly in Fig. 1.

- "This rod 1 is preferably provided with an- "nular" grooves 11throughout the length thereof, although not necessarily so, which aredesignedfor a purpose prcsentlyto be described and are shownin Fig. st.

'A hanger 12 is mounted on the rod 1: and

is designed to slide and rotate thereon. This hanger 12 comprises asleeve 13 having an obliquely disposed upwardly extending arm 1% anda-downwardly extending curved tubular handle 15 The free end of arm 14is preferably flattened and apertured and is designed to extend betweenthe furcations 16 of a T-shaped mirror engaging member 17, the head ofwhich is detachably connected with the back of the mirror 20, beingpreferably secured thereto by wing nuts 18 to provide for its readyremoval and the replacement thereon of another when found desirable. Byso mounting this mirror, mirrors of different sizes may be supported onrod 1 or any other suitable object may be carried thereby.

Yieldable means for connecting the hanger 12 in adjusted position on therod 1 is shown in the form of a plate spring 19, which is here shownsecured to sleeve 13 by a clamping collar 21, although it may beobviously secured thereto in any other suitable or desired manner. Thefree end of this spring 19 has a tooth 22 formed by bending the end ofthe spring and which is designed to spring into one of the annulargrooves or corrugaas is shown clearly tions 11' in rod 1 to reliablyconnectthe hanger 12 to the rod in any desired position thereon,'or itmay trictionally engage the ungrooved rod.

It is to be understood thattliis"'sp'ring '19 is made of sufficientlyheavy material to reliably retain thehangeu 12 and' the iniri'oi carriedthereby in adjusted 1i o sition,i but if found necessary, a pluralityofsachsprifig's v 2.3 ithe ,rod 1 and itwill he heldin adjustedpositibnflbythe engagement ofthe tooth 22 with one .;of the; grooves 11,To, operate the l ne'e ual v thatis ne s y eto. gras h downturnedhandleand' force the hanger .NVhen thishangen has been positioned as de sired,the mirrorniay be tilted anangle {either up 01:- down by. grasping itand turn ingi it in the desired nut which connects it may be tightened Ito lock it in adjusted;positionon the azgm 19:. v 1' l From- ,theforegoing description, taken in :i 1 @connection with theaccolnpanyingjdfawings, 40 the advantages of 4 the construction and ofetlieinetliodof operation will be readily apparent to those skilledinthe a it to which -;tlie-inIvention appertains and while Lhavedescribed,theiprinciple of operation o f t he invention together withthe device which I and .p ral y by v it up, Or dow 9 i 81 R. tending. obeilfllg Tip r. position whefe it will l aabeheldby f ziction, or ifdesired, the thumb i j "netted t 56% cdnsider to be the bestein'bod'iment 7 thereof, I desire to have it understood that the""dQYlQQ shoyvn is nfierely illustrative and that such changes may bemade as are Within a the" scope of the 'claime d invention.

. I claim v 7 r 1. A su-pport of the class descrihed com prisinga baseplate, an inverted U shap'ed bi'acket"Connected"at one leg to said platewith its other leg extending laterally therefrom a clip detacha "1 lastInie'ntioliidle'g,'a fofdfliavi'n gfone ei engaged ".ivltli" sajid'plate 'aiid feathe end "disposed saidtli'p and 1e*g;;;aaa%me ninsuppoiting hanger *adjusta'hly" mounted on "'60 Q h and.

t eeaa IIMMQRK V E EARL ADAMS.

